Crews made it on scene and located the dog in a hole in the ice. The dog was able to keep his head above the water but not get out of the icy pond.

The dog was about 15-20 feet from the shore and could not be reached with poles. Crews located a boat on the edge of the pond and were able to rescue the dog. The dog was brought to shore, dried off, and the owner took the dog away.

Henrico Fire warns that when walking your dog, stay away from frozen ponds, lakes and other water. You don’t know if the ice will support your dog’s weight, and if your dog breaks through the ice it could be deadly. If this happens and you instinctively try to save your dog, both of your lives could be in jeopardy.

Every year about 50% of fatalities related to frozen waters starts with someone going after a pet that has fallen through the ice. Please do not attempt to go out on the ice yourself. Call 911 immediately.

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According to the BBC News, the photo was taken at Hornchurch Country Park in east London on Monday afternoon by Martin Le-May.

Captain Rosenbaum added “it was a great opportunity for all of the guys in the water rescue team to practice their skills. Ice rescue is not something we do everyday so the more chances we get to practice it, the better we are when a real opportunity comes around.”

As for the lucky duck, he was whisked to an animal care facility and is recovering nicely.

HUTTO, Texas (KXAN) — Firefighters must be prepared to handle all sorts of situations, and on Friday morning, Hutto Fire and Rescue encountered a first. When Chief Scott Kerwood went out to grab the newspaper, he noticed a crate sitting at their doorstep.

“I walk out to pick up the crate and move it, and about the time I walk out to move it from around the post, a little puppy walked out,” said Kerwood.

“We all walked out there to see what it was and it was this little guy in a recycling bin, with a sheet,” said firefighter Drew Neal. “Not sure how long he’d been there. He was shivering, looked pretty cold.”

No more than eight weeks old, firefighters aren’t sure who left the dog at their doorstep. But it didn’t take long for the small puppy to steal the hearts of the entire department. Almost instantly, Neal adopted the dog, naming it Chief, after Chief Kerwood.

“He said, ‘Oh I’m bringing you home a surprise’, and I said ‘thank you!’” said Neal’s wife Jennie. “And he said ‘we’ll see if you say thank you when I get home with it!’”

Chief and their 1-year-old son, Grady, had an instant connection.

“I believe everything happens for a reason,” said Neal. “They seem like they’ve already started to form that bond and that’s going to be real special over the years.”

“We deal with people generally at the worst time of their life and these guys are heroes in my book for the job they do,” said Kerwood. “To see that look on their face when they see a puppy like that is kind of heartwarming.”

While the puppy is getting a happy ending, abandoning animals is against the law. Hutto Police say anyone caught in the act could spend a year in jail, and face a $2,000 fine. If you are in a situation where you must give away your animal, authorities ask that you bring them to your local animal shelter, or contact animal control.

On Monday, Bao Bao will be 18 months old. That’s the age when panda cubs stop nursing and start living separately from their mothers.

The zoo says Bao Bao began the weaning process naturally a few months ago. She is now eating significantly more bamboo and other solid foods. Bao Bao eats separately from her mother and spends about six hours each day separated from her mother.

The zoo’s panda team expects the weaning process will be complete in early March, and Bao Bao will be living on her own.

NORTH STONINGTON, Connecticut (WTNH) — Lydia the cow was in a roadside paddock when Beth Tillman realized it was just about to give birth. It’s the farthest pen from the barn and right in the middle of a snowstorm.

Tillman says her son and one of their workers at Firefly Farms used a big strap to pull the scared and pregnant cow across snow-covered fields and through six-foot snow drifts.

“When you elect to do farming, you do what you have to do to keep your animals safe,” said Tillman. “So that’s all there is to it.”

Three days later, Lydia gave birth to Fortuna, but it may not have happened if they didn’t act quickly.

“Outdoor births at this time of year, it means death,” said Tillman.

The cows on the North Stonington farm are Randall Lineback, an old Vermont breed. There are only about 500 still in existence. At Firefly Farms, they say they are conservators of rare breeds.

“Each one of these births is critical to the gene pool,” said Tillman.

Also in the barn is Juno, who was born right in the middle of the recent blizzard. Normally they like to see the calves born between May and June.

“From now on winter pregnancies will be a thing of the past because it’s just too much,” said Tillman.

They have five winter babies right now, though, and another one on the way.